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Prioritization, multiple work streams, unplanned work. Oh my!

On development teams, balancing priorities while keeping focus is hard. Without an intentional approach you can quickly find your team submerged in a lot of different work, hurting progress on your most important goals. But the real world is messy. Prioritization is hard. Work comes in many shapes and sizes…

Engineering Mangement

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Prioritization, multiple work streams, unplanned work. Oh my!
Prioritization, multiple work streams, unplanned work. Oh my!
Engineering Mangement

11 min read


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What is the risk matrix?

All computer systems have technical risks. It’s impractical to design risk completely out of a system. Since we don’t have unlimited time or resources, it’s important that we be methodical about how we prioritize investments to mitigate that risk. As engineers we go to great lengths to measure many aspects…

Engineering Mangement

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What is the risk matrix?
What is the risk matrix?
Engineering Mangement

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The middle slump: the power of weekly project goals

There’s a thing writers call the middle slump. It’s that period in the middle of writing something when the author has lost initial momentum, feels stuck and has difficulty making forward progress. A post in the writing subreddit frames it well: “The beginning of your story is so far behind…

Goal Setting

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The middle slump: The power of weekly project goals
The middle slump: The power of weekly project goals
Goal Setting

6 min read


May 24, 2021

I can’t get started! try an execution-based goal

When it comes to professional development, many engineers struggle to put concrete plans into action to achieve their goals. They know what they want; they just can’t get started. When you think about it, this isn’t surprising. Many professional development goals are intangible. “ Improve communication” or “ become expert…

Productivity

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I can’t get started! try an execution-based goal
I can’t get started! try an execution-based goal
Productivity

6 min read


Oct 13, 2020

Time management wins for the busy engineering manager

As engineering managers our time is always in short supply. Most managers I know complain about never having enough time. We are busy people! At some point in your management career you realize you just can’t get more accomplished by working more hours. When it comes to time management, there…

Management

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Time management wins for the busy engineering manager
Time management wins for the busy engineering manager
Management

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May 27, 2020

The work-centric standup

Have you heard of zombie standup? If not, there’s a good chance you’ve been part of one at some point. Zombie standup is just what it sounds like — a lifeless meeting where people go around a room and talk about what they are working on but nothing much useful…

Agile

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The work-centric standup
The work-centric standup
Agile

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Apr 12, 2020

Process evolved: the experiment

Is your team scared to change their process? Are they endlessly evaluating or arguing over different options and their pros and cons? As an industry, we practice fast experimentation with new products and technologies; frequently releasing, getting feedback, iterating, and learning. …

Agile

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Process evolved: the experiment
Process evolved: the experiment
Agile

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Jan 5, 2020

Deadlines are a good thing.

In a previous post, I talked about what makes a good goal. Once you’ve done the hard work of setting the right goal, it’s time to start thinking about execution. A goal without a completion date is a wish [1]. Now if you want to actually accomplish that goal, you…

Productivity

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Deadlines are a good thing.
Deadlines are a good thing.
Productivity

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Dec 9, 2019

What makes a good goal?

John Allspaw has a great tweet on problem discovery: I’ve always loved the tweet, but I only recently noticed the paper he cites in the thread. It’s called “ The Art of Problem Discovery: Adaptive Thinking for Innovation and Growth “, by Brian Mathews. In the prologue, the paper…

Goals

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What makes a good goal?
What makes a good goal?
Goals

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Aug 13, 2019

Estimated time != Calendar time

Does the above sound familiar? If you have worked in an engineering department for any length of time, you have probably had this experience. So what is going on here? The problem is that there is a fundamental disconnect between the two people about what they are actually talking about…

Software Development

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Estimated time != Calendar time
Estimated time != Calendar time
Software Development

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Leeor Engel

Leeor Engel

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Senior Engineering Manager at PagerDuty https://leeorengel.com

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